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10/14/2006 GEORGIA COACH/PLAYER QUOTES Head Coach Mark Richt: “The bottom line is they played better than us. They made the plays when they needed to. Vanderbilt is a good football team. They’ve been knocking at the door and finally knocked it in on us. To be quite frank they played a good game.” “We got a lot of guys banged up especially up front. That is scary because we have little depth there.” “We had opportunities to score down there (red zone), and we didn’t get it done. We just didn’t run the ball well enough to get it in there.” “There were a lot of turning points in the game, ultimately when we went up 10-0 then let them return it to the 50 yard line. The red zone defense was not able to force them into field goal opportunities instead of touchdowns. When we had opportunities to score six we ended up with three.” “It’s hard to gauge (how the defense played). They scored a touchdown which helped gain some momentum. There were times when we needed stops though and didn’t get them.” “We’ll go back to the drawing board and make sure we go with the very best people in position to get the job done.” Senior Offensive Lineman Daniel Inman: “I didn’t think our problem today was a lack of focus. Sometimes games just don’t swing your way. Now we have to regroup and talk about our goals. And we know this team can pull it together. The tradition is here and this team has the potential to bring it together.” Freshman Quarterback Matthew Stafford: “We have to work hard and stick together after this. We know we can do it the rest of the season. We have a lot of confidence in this team. The team learned that any team can beat you on any given week and that you have to come prepared for anything.” Redshirt Sophomore Cornerback Paul Oliver: Senior Linebacker Tony Taylor: “Bright, who is one of their best players, had already run that route a couple of times and I saw the QB looking at him and just overplayed the ball. I thought that would be the spark for us today, but we could not close the deal.” |
